‘We By no means Contested Significantly…’: Congress Chief Bhupinder Hooda Says ‘Nothing New’ In BJP’s Haryana Civic Ballot Victory | India Information

Haryana Civic Ballot Outcomes: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has swept the civic polls in Haryana, bagging 9 of the ten mayoral seats. Whereas the BJP staff celebrated the victory, the Congress camp remained unfazed by the loss. Congress chief and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda mentioned that there’s nothing new within the BJP’s victory as they’ve received the civic polls earlier as effectively.
“BJP received earlier than additionally. What’s new on this?… We by no means mentioned that we contested these elections significantly… Even after I was the Chief Minister, I by no means participated within the Panchayat elections. Solely brotherhood works in these elections… The consequence would have been a loss for us if we had a seat (in native our bodies) and misplaced it… Principally impartial candidates stand in these elections,” he mentioned.
Within the outgoing municipal companies, BJP had its mayors in seven civic our bodies nevertheless it has now received 9 of the ten mayoral polls. The Congress, which was seeking to flip round its electoral fortunes after struggling a defeat within the 2024 Meeting polls, did not open its account. The opposition celebration misplaced in Sonipat, the place it had its mayor, and Rohtak, thought of a stronghold of the Hooda household.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the victory is an expression of individuals’s unwavering religion within the improvement works of the state authorities headed by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
“I wish to guarantee folks of the state that we’ll spare no effort in fulfilling their expectations and aspirations,” he mentioned on X.
Impartial candidate Inderjeet Yadav was the one non-BJP nominee to win a mayoral seat. She was elected from Manesar, the place municipal elections had been held for the primary time.